[…] the Holy Spirit; to be re-habituated through practices that index him toward love, peace, kindness, acceptance; and to rediscover what it’s like to live in a messy world yet be at peace.[1] While hiding sounds safe and trying harder seems like the natural solution, neither is helpful or effective. There is an easier, more […]
[…] of my novena, I received a call at 2:00 AM. If you’ve ever received a call at 2:00 AM, you know that rarely is it ever good news. And do you want to know what the very first thing was that came to mind? “It is day 27. The asking is over.” Just a […]
[…] warm embrace when I find myself staring at another prayer having gone (seemingly) unanswered. She is the presence of something greater to come when life in this world feels weary and bleak. And maybe you are wondering how I can be so sure this is Mary if I have not seen her with my […]
It’s Thanksgiving week, and although COVID-19 has messed with a fair share of travel plans, I would guess that many of us will still be sharing the holiday with loved ones. While this is something that can result in joyful feelings of anticipation, it also leaves some of us worried about how people are […]
[…] you made a resolution (and really meant it) only to fail within a few short weeks? We’ve all been there. It isn’t that we aren’t aware of the ways we need to improve…but actually making the changes can be overwhelming. In her book, Girl Wash Your Face, Rachel Hollis talks about this very issue. […]
[…] than it is on the prize, we will drop dead from exhaustion. This race requires perseverance, not perseFEARance. We must put on our blinders, turn off the world, and keep looking upward. We, too, being created for heaven, can live in a gesture of looking upward. Are we almost there yet? That is not […]
[…] exchange with a friend that never quite leaves us. We can remember, even years later, exactly what was said, how we felt, and what was revealed during the conversation. I had one of those unforgettable conversations nine years ago. In the days after I became a missionary, I sat down to coffee with a […]
This post originally appeared on the blog in July 2017. We live in a world where information, expectations, and needs come at us like a tennis ball machine set on turbo speed. Women tend to be expert multi-taskers, and we can keep a lot of balls going at the same time. But it’s costing us. […]
[…] and Lesson 16 is all about Mary and showing us how this devotion flows from a deep understanding of Scripture. [1] Father Peter John Cameron, Homily for December 23, 2012, at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut. https://www.ncregister.com/daily- news/am-i-not-here-who-am-your-mother [2] Lisa Brenninkmeyer, Discovering Our Dignity (Walking with Purpose, July 2019), p. 230. Bible Study
[…] in God should keep us from panic, despite our circumstances. Faith, not fear, should be in the driver’s seat. What should be our witness to a watching world when panic encroaches? Should we respond differently because of our faith? It’s interesting that one of the things that caused early Christianity to spread like wildfire […]
